Exodus 20:6 meaning and explanation
but showing loving devotion to a thousand generations of those who love Me and keep My commandments.
Exodus 20:6, Berean Standard Bible
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God has just spoken the first commands at Sinai, and verse 6 completes the sentence begun in verse 5. The LORD describes Himself as jealous, warning that hatred of Him carries consequences into later generations, but here He turns to the other side: steadfast love, the Hebrew chesed, meaning covenant loyalty and mercy, extended to a thousand generations.
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